McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 4, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 14, 1946 Page: 1 of 4
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ABILENE. TEXAS THURSDAY NOVEMBER 14 1946
No. 4
ANNUAL HOMECOMING PLANNED FOR NEXT WEEK
Chief McMurry Campus
Queen Named Tomorrow
Tomorrow Friday Nov. 15 the
studenis of McMurry will elect n
Campus Queen and Chief Mc-
Murry. These along with class
favorites elected this past week
will be honored in a special pro
gram. The date for this has not
been definitely set but it will
be sometime before the Christmas
holidays.
There arc two candidates for
Campus Queen. They are Myra
Bigony a senior from Big Spring
and Wanda Fain a junior from
Abilene. Myra is a business ad-
ministration major. She has been
very active since entering Mc-
Murry in 1943 as she was secretary-treasurer
of her freshman
class scpretary-treasurer of the
Student's Association last year
and vice-president and secretary-
treasurer of Kappa Phi. She is
now president of Kappa Phi sec-renry-treasurer
of the Chanters
end president of the Boycc Hall
Club. Myra was princess to the
Campus Queen last year and she
was also elected into Who's Who
in American Colleges and Univer-
sities last year.
Wanda Fain entered McMurry
in 1945 after transferring from
Hardin-Simmons U n i v e r.s i t y
Wanda is an English major and
plans to be a teacher. In higli
school she was frcshmnn favorite
sweetheart of Jr. Hi-Y and Road-
show princess from 1940-1942.
Wanda is a Wah Wahtaysce a
member of Chanters a Gamma
Sigma a member of the W.A.A.
and the F.T.A.
The two nominated for thief
McMurry are Maurice Fain and
Douglas Cox. Fain entered Mc
Murry in 1940. While a freshman
he was elected representative of
the class to the Student's Assoc-
iation; he participated on the
tennis team; golf team and bas-
ketball team; and was a mem-
ber of the tri-college science club.
As a sophomore he served as pre-
sident of the class and captain of
the sophomore football team
which won the intramural trophy
of the school. This year Maurice
is serving as vice-president of
the Student's Association and
Grand Sovereign of Ko Sari. He
was elected into Who's Who
earlier in the year. Fain is a pre-
medical student.
Douglas Cox is from Ballinger
and is a senior. He has attend-
ed S.M.U. and San Angelo Col-
lege before coming to McMurry.
He now holds the office of class
representative to the Student's
Association. Cox is a member of
the I. H. R. and the Indian Head
Association. He is a major in
physical education and plans to
coach after his graduation.
Those nominated for class fav
oritc are: for the freshman class;
Biddy White Billie Jean Hargus
Billie McNerlin Billie Hyatt Pat
Perkins Joy Corley Joan Latti
mer Gloria Novak Mary Me
Gee and Autry Nell Dyess. Sop-
homores nominated were Joyce
Cooper Frances Smith Madie
Jones Billie Jo Stewart Wanda
Lee Rice and Carolyn Frost. The
Junior class chose between Ellen
Williams and WiUie Ellen Wil
liams. The senior nominees are
Jimmie Lou Thomas Hortense
Phenix Mary Priscilla Killough
and Carole Byerly.
Hindman Returns After
Operation and Illness
George Hindman professor of
business administration has re-
turned to the campus after an
absence of a few weeks during
which time he has been recuper-
ating from an appendectomy.
Mr. Hindman's classes were
conducted by student assistants.
B. A. 330 and 443 were taught
by Albert Kilpatrick; B. A. 25a
was taught by Howard Wilkins
and Robert Walter; Waldrine
Husky conducted B. A. 20a
classes.
Boycc Hall Donor
DiesatMerkel
Mrs. Sallic C. Boycc 80 one of
the first contributors to McMurry
College died of n cerebral hem-
orage at 2 p. m. Saturday at her
home in Mcrkcl.
Mrs. Boycc gave $7000 for the
construction of the girl's dormi
tory which is named in her honor
with the understanding that the
school should pay her four per
cent interest annually as long as
she lived and should remit the
same to her daughter Lorain
Boycc through the lattcr's life
time after her death.
Dr. Harold G. Cooke president
of McMurry assisted the Rev. L.
M. Brown pastor of the Mcrkel
Methodist Church in conducting
the funeral.
Asstmbly Programs Tell
Various Phases of Life
McMurry students have been
entertained the past two Fridays
by very interesting assembly
programs. The programs were
presented by the KIVA club and
the Press Club.
The Kiva program was a "take
off" on the modern small town
night club. James Charles acted
as master of ceremonies and an
especially interesting prefor
mance was given by Jim William'
son. Other features of the pro-
gram were a chorus line a Span-
ish dance number and a little
'personal" singing by Jerry Po
well. Joe Basham wsa also espec
ially good as a torch singer.
The Press Club program took
the audience behind the scenes
of a modern newspaper. First
was a satirical reading oi an
editorial by E. J. Wisdom. He
was followed by other numbers
such as "Wife beats husband"
Delerious Dix's advice to the love-
lorn the tea party and the
comics. Two numbers which were
well recejived were an imitation
of Danny Kaye by Alex Eastus
and a Mother Goose sermon by
Ray Hart. The narriator for this
program was Harvey Bourland
HUMPHREYS LEADS
DEVOTIONAL
Zoe Evelyn Humphreys led the
devotional at the McMurry Christ
ian Foundation meeting Tuesday
night Nov. 6. After the group
sang some Negro spirituals J. C.
Riehman led in prayer.
The worship center was com-
posed of Negro portraits and an
African college emblem. The Rev.
George J. Steinman read part of
his collections of poems written
by Negroes.
Boyd Hamlett Named
To Local Church Post
Ministerial Students receiving
appointments to churches in the
Northwest Texas Conference
which closed in Pampa Sunday
Nov. 10 are: Ray Elliott Anson
circuit; Edwin Hall Blair circuit;
Robert Brown Bradshaw; Lee
Roy Baker Caps and Hamby; C.
C. Hardaway Hawley-Hodges;
Jack Fielder McCauley; Rufus
Kitchens Trent; E. R. McGregor
Tye-Stith; J. B. Sharp Colorado
circuit. These charges are all on
the Abilene district except the
Colorado circuit which is in the
Sweetwater district.
The Rev. Marvin L. Boyd was
appointed to First Methodist
Church in Abilene replacing Dr.
O. P. Clark who was appointed
as District Superintendent of the
Sweetwater District. Mr. Boyd is
a graduate of McMurry College
and of Perkins School of Theology
at Southern Methodist University.
The Rev. L. C. Morrison was ap
Tht top row abort art th two nominations for Campus Queen.
Thty are Myra Bigony and Wanda Fain. Thosa below art tunning
for Chief McMurry and are Douglas Cox and Maurice Fain. Voting
will take placa tomorrow.
Cooke Kirby Stress
Growth at Conference
Both President Harold G. Cooke
and the Rev. J. Edmund Kirby
director of religious activities at
McMurry expressed consider-
able satisfaction at this year's
activities in the reports they made
last week at the annual meeting
of the Northwest Texas confer-
ence. President Cooke submitted a
detailed report in which he listed
some of the projects now under
completion at McMurry.
According to Dr. Cooke Mc-
Murry has 607 regular resident
students 347 extension corres
pondence and special art depart-
ment students making a total of
957.
"In order to take care of this
large number it has been neces-
sary for us to employ 16 addit-
ional members to the faculty.
Some of these ore on a part time
basis. All salaries have been plac-
ed on the basis of the Southern
Association of Colleges and Sec-
ondary Schools" continued Dr.
Cooke
pointed to Grace Methodist
church replacing the Rev. A. J
Jones who becomes pastor of the
Willow Street Methodist and Abi
lene City Missionary. Mr. Morri-
son graduated from McMurry
College in August. 1946. Dr. Earl
G. Hamlett was appointed to St
Paul Methodist Church replacing
Dr. J. O. Haymes who was trans
ferred to Lubbock as District
Superintendent of the Lubbock
District. The Rev. Royce Wo-
mack a McMurry graduate was
reappointed to Fair Park Method-
ist Church as was the Rev. J. F.
Michael pastor at Fairmont
Methodist Church. The Rev. Orion
W. Carter District Superintend-
ent of the Abilene district was
reappointed to that office.
The conference voted to pledge
$25000 to McMurry College for
operating expenses. This money
is to be raised by a conference-
wide McMurry Day sometime be-
tween now and next June.
Northwest Texas pastors and
lay leaders were told of McMur-
ray s building program uk .-h-dowment
and building fund pro-
gram and the crowded conditions
the campus at the present
time.
It is the determined intention
of the administration to operate
distinctive religious college at
McMurry with the major emp-
hasis upon character building and
development of religious exper
iences and the production and
training of both ministerial and
lay leadership for the church
Dr. Cooke stated.
In his annual report to the
conference Mr. Kirby stressed
seven major achievements as ac-
complished by McMurry. In his
report he also listed the church
affiliations of most of McMurry's
students.
According to ' school records
there arc 301 Methodist 70 Bap
tist 11 Presbyterian 8 Church of
Christ 9 Christian 6 Catholic 4
Episcopal 1 Na7arene 1 Luth-
eran 1 Christian Scientist and
154 non-church members enrolled
in the student body
The seven projects listed by
Mr. Kirby are as follows:
1. College representatives have
presented programs in churches
in nearby towns.
2. The Missions and world
Friendship Commission arranged
for an exchange of programs with
the Negroes of the Asbury Met
hodist Church in Abilene.
3. The Wigwam which is the
center of religious activities on the
campus has been romodelcd to
make room for group worship
and a small room for personal
meditation and prayer.
4. The pledge to the Texas Met
hodist student Movement Fund
has been paid.
5. Five representatives attend-
ed the National Methodist student
conference at Urbana 111. In
December of 1945.
6. Two representatives attend
ed the Jurisdictional Conference
of the Methodist student Move
ment at Norman Okla.
7. Plans have been made to
send a college group this year to
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Large Crowd Expected as McMurry
Indians Meet Southwestern Team
McMurry Traditions
Explained for All
The outstanding traditions tint
are centered around homecoming
include the pinning on of the
colors the bonfno the boating of
the tom-tom the special assem-
bly the meeting of the mothers
and dads and the barbecue.
About 1930 the totem pole was
moved from the rock garden to
Wah Wahtaysce park where it
now stands. At this time it be-
came a tradition to have a cere-
mony the night hefoie the home'
' coming football game. In this
I ceremony the football player.?'
wives or sweethearts pinned the
maroon and white on them. The
bonfire became a custom at this
time too. It was usually ignited
simultaneously with the bcgin-
I ning of the tom-tom beating. The
freshman class president began
the beating of the tom-tom and
the beating didn't cease until the
kick-off of the football game the
next day. Each freshman has a
special time to beat the tom-tom.
Tluough the years it has become
a tradition to have a special as-
sembly the morning of home-
coming and have talks by exes
a meeting of the mothers and
dads and a business meeting of
the exes.
In 1938 Miss Jennie Tate start-
ed the custom of taking pictures
of all exes' children.
It has also become tradition
to serve u barbecue dinner to all
people on the campus on the day
of homecoming
o
Band Novelties
Feature Broadcast
The second pep rally was broad
cast from Radford Memorial
Auditorium Oct. 31. Jim Black
from KRBC and Leonard John
son student instructor of speech
introduced the yell leaders and
the Indian Band.
Mr. Johnson interviewed Ray
mond T. Bynum band director.
about arrangement of the band
clinic to be held Nov. 2. Mr. John-
son also talked to Douglas Cox
back; E. C. Barry center; and
Florin Hoefer back. Each of these
players thought the team was in
good shape and would be playing
to win.
The head yell leader Kendvll
Young and his assistants Carole
Byerly Gloria Novak and Joe
Basham kept the crowd yelling
at the proper intervals.
Johnnie Jones Walter Chal-
craft and Hubert Carson present-
ed two novelty numbers "Eva-
lina" and "Kitty".
Selections played by the Ind-
ian Band included the "National
Emblem March" "On the War-
path" "Semper Fidelis" "Stars
and Stripes Forever" "On Mc-
Murry" end the Alma Mater.
McMurry College Host
To Football Coaches
Teams at Recent Game
About 600 high school football
boys and their coaches were
guests of McMurry College at the
McMurry-Austin College football
game Nov. 2.
The following coaches sent in
pre-game acceptence for their
teams: R. L Shelton. Winters; C.
H. Robertson Miles; J. G Strawn
Trent; J. L. Whitfield Weinert;
T. H. Beene Snyder; O. B. Will-
banks Seymour; G. Sasebec An
son; J. A. King Paint Rock; L.
B. Howard Hamlin; A. C. Prath-
er Colorado City; A. J. McCain
Cross Plains; R. A. McCullum
Merkcl; T. F. Holland Woodson:
P. R. Simmons Rochester; V. R
Beane San Angelo; O. M. Isbell
Rotan; J. E. Perryhill Haskell;
Clyde Latham Munday; M. G.
Hanneford Robert Lee; and M. C
Hughes Putnam.
REV. RAY JOHNSON
Rev. Roy Johnson
To Conduct Revival
The Rev Hay Johnson a Mc-
Murry ex and pastor of the
First Methodist Church at San
Angelo will conduct campus re-
vival services next week begin
ning; with the Monday chapel
servivce at 10 o'clock. Services
will be held daily at 10 o'clock
through Friday and each even-
ing beginning at 7:30 o'clock
Monday through Thursday.
Mr. Johnson was sent to San
Angelo by action of the South-
west Texas conference this fall
He was a world War II chaplain.
Girls7 Social Clubs
Announce Pledges
Two McMurry social clubs.
T. 1. P. and Delta Beta Epsilon
gave bids to five students Sat
urday Nov. 2.
Frances Gardner president of
the T. I. P. announced that Mary
Louise McClcskey Patty Bouc-
hette and Jean Walker had been
accepted as "Gobbettes" on the
good ship T. I. P.
Mary Louise daughter of the
Rev. and Mrs. A. A. McClcskey
of Eunice New Mexico is a
graduate of Hagerman High
School and is a junior in McMur-
ry. She is a member of the Chan-
ters Wah Wahtaysees McMurry
Theatre W. A. A. Wawassas
Sigma Lambda Kappa and serves
is secretary of the junior class.
Mary Louise is a music education
major.
Patty daughter of Mr and Mrs.
V. Austin Bouchette of Clyde
graduated from Clyde High
School and is classified as a
second semester sophomore here
in McMurry. She is a member of
the Wah Wahtaysees and plays a
drum in the Indian Band. Patty
is also vice-president of the W.
A. A.
Jean daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Wiley Walker of Loraine is a
graduate of Loraine High School
and attended Texas Tech before
coming to McMurry. She is classi
fied as a junior and belongs to
the Art Club Chanters Wah
Wahtaysees and also plays a
drum in the Indian Band.
Willie Ellen Williams presi-
dent of Delta Beta Epsilon an-
nounced that Ruth Campbell and
Patricia Wilson would pledge that
organization.
Pat daughter of- Mr. and Mrs
John L Wilson Bovina Texas
graduated from Bovina High
School and is a sophomore here
in McMurry. She is a member of
the W. A. A. and Chanters. Pat
plans to become a concert singer.
Ruth is the daughter of tlw
Rev. and Mrs. R. If. Campbell of
Lockney. She is a graduate of
Buird High School and is a sop-
homore in McMurry. Ruth Is a
pre-med student and is a member
of the Science Club Sigma Lam
bda Kappa and the W. A. A.
Homecoming Plans
Given in Brief Form
The first McMurry Homecoming
football game since 1941 will be
held Saturday Nov. 23. On this
day McMurry exes from all over
the country will flock to the re
servation for another look at the
campus a chat with old school-
mates and that thrill of the year
the homecoming game.
Things will start popping Fri
day night when the customary
bonfire is lit. Head cheer leader
Kcndell Young will lead the stu
dents in a pregame pep-rally. The
tom-tom will start beating and
continue throughout the night
until the start of the game the
next day.
At 10 A. M. Saturday in Rad-
ford Memorial Auditorium Mr.
Ray Bynum will conduct the Mc-
Murry band in a concert open-
ing the meeting of all McMurry
exes and presiding this meeting
will be Dr. Bruce Johnson from
Lorraine president of alumni. Dr.
Harold G. Cooke will make a
brief address at this meeting.
Ushers will be members of the
Wah Wahtaysees.
Immediately following this con-
cert and meeting the exes will
hold a business meeting in the
auditorium while the parents of
exes and students will hold a
business meeting in the speech
auditorium.
A luncheon will be served in
the gymnasium for all exes and
mothers and dads of exes and
students at 12 o'clock.
At 2 P M. the climax of the
day will be at Fair Park Stadium
when the McMurry Indians meet
the Southwestern University Pir-
ates in a Texas Conference game
and the highlight and conclusion
of McMurry's football season.
The freshmen arc going to have
bonfire this year. The fire chief
came out and looked r".-i the
campus and said that the north-
west corner of the campus would
be the best place for it. The fresh-
men have all the material neces-
sary for the fire. They regret the
fact that they cannot have? a big
ger and better fire than the fresh
men had last year but the fire
chief said "that there were too
many buildings nearby to have a
big fire."
FTA Elects Officers
Plans Initiation Dinner
The McMurry chapter of Fu-
ture Teachers of America has
had several meetings of both the
old members and those who wish
to join the club to elect officers
and discuss plans for the year.
Officers of the club held over
from last year are: Joe Scrivncr
president; Hortense Phenix trea-
surer; Ruth Buckelcw reporter;
and Vera Lou Allrcd historian.
Those elected this year are: W.
B. McSpadden vice-president;
Annadell Harkey secretary; and
Hugh Longino sergeant-at-arms.
Dr. Von Roeder Miss Vernie
Newman and Dr. George J. Stein-
man co-sponsors.
It was" decided that the club
should meet the first arid third
Tuesday evenings of each month.
At the regular meeting plans were
discussed for the initiation dinner
to be held Nov. 15
BOOKSTORE ENTERED
The McMurry Bookstore was
entered Friday night Nov. 8 and
a cash register was stolen. En-
trance was gained by the re-
moval of a panel from the rear
door. The only thing they took
was a new cash register which
contained only a few nickels. The
cash register was found Saturday
at the bottom of the fish pond
in the rock garden.
So far no clues as to the ident-
ity of the intruder or intruders
has been found.
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